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Obama Jobs Speech: More Stimulus Coming?

U.S. President Barack Obama at the 2011 Labor Day Rally.
President Barack Obama hinted in a Labor Day address that he could use Thursday's highly anticipated speech on job creation to unveil an initiative to restore the nation's deteriorating infrastructure.

Asian Stocks Slide Again amid Euro Zone Worries

A man scratches his head in front of an electronic board displaying falls in major market indices around the world, outside a brokerage in Tokyo
Asian shares fell and U.S. Treasury yields dropped to the lowest levels in at least 60 years on Tuesday on fears that Europe's sovereign debt troubles are worsening and could trigger a second full-blown banking crisis.
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Romney fist-bumps a supporter at a rally in Concord

Perry and Romney Tied Among California Republicans

Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney are tied in the race for the Republican presidential nomination among Californians, a University of Southern California/Los Angeles Times poll showed.
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Mitt Romney Bolsters Tea Party Cred

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought to downplay his rift with the Tea Party at a New Hampshire country club on Monday, reassuring a crowd that he shares the paramount Tea Party goal of reducing government.
Al Qaeda's new second-in-command, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, is pictured in this handout photograph obtained on August 27, 2011

Another Key Al Qaeda Commander Captured; U.S. Close to Winning War

As America nears a 10th anniversary memorial for the deadly 9/11 attacks from Al Qaeda, the U.S. is close to proclaiming victory in the war against the terrorist organization. In the latest development, with help from the U.S., Pakistan's main intelligence agency has captured a top al Qaeda commander suspected of planning attacks on American oil pipelines, tankers and other key economic targets.
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Justin Bieber Desires to Be A 'Normal Kid,' He Says on Twiiter [PHOTOS]

Bieber is a name about town--you know his name, you know his face, you know all his life via Twitter and the endless surveillance thanks to paparazzi. It is as if Justin Bieber is not even a person... only a name. A singer. An idol. However, the young star is actually a 17 year old kid from Ontario, Canada.
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World stocks, euro slide on recession worries

World stocks fell to a one-week low on Monday and the euro hit a three-week trough against the dollar as investors worried the U.S. jobs market may be beyond easy repair and Europe faced a series of risks that would reignite its debt crisis.
2012 U.S. Election

Candidate Romney Faces Tea Party Doubters

Presidential contender Mitt Romney tried to win over doubters from the conservative Tea Party movement on Sunday, telling them he was the Republican candidate who can beat back the heavy hand of government and create jobs.
U.S. President Obama holds hands with a woman as he tours damage caused by Hurricane Irene in Wayne, New Jersey

Obama Vows Federal Help for Irene Victims

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Republicans not to play politics with federal disaster aid as he toured flood-stricken New Jersey and pledged to do everything possible to help states recover after Hurricane Irene.
Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney Wonders: Would Hillary Have Been Better Than Obama?

Former Vice President Dick Cheney wonders: Would Hillary Rodham Clinton been a more effective president that Barack Obama had she won the Democratic party's nomination and the general election for president in 2008? Promoting his new book in an interview on Fox News Sunday, Cheney, who served as vice president for two terms under George W. Bush, suggested that yes, Clinton might have been a more effective president than Obama and easier for Republicans to work with.
Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin greets supporters in Urbandale, Iowa

Sarah Palin Wows Iowa Crowd, Stays Mum on 2012 Bid [VIDEO]

Sarah Palin didn't say whether she would seek the Republican presidential nomination, but she didn't rule out a run on Saturday when speaking to Tea Party faithfuls in Iowa. Standing on stage in rain-dampened Iowa field Palin made it clear she has no intentions of falling in line behind one of the party's leading candidates, and also criticized U.S. President Barack Obama.
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QE3 no silver bullet for markets

Friday's jobs report that showed hiring in the United States unexpectedly ground to a halt in August is increasing speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will move to stimulate the economy. But will it help stocks?
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Can the U.S. Recover From These 3 Major Policy Mistakes?

Tea Party members and other conservatives would like Americans to believe that the United States’ problems started in 2009, but nothing could be further from the truth -- three major policy errors by President George W. Bush last decade substantially worsened the U.S.’s fiscal condition, and the nation has been trying to recover ever since.
U.S. President Barack Obama talks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington

Obama Ups Pressure Over Transportation

President Barack Obama, under fire over high unemployment, stepped up pressure on Congress on Saturday to pass transportation legislation he said would protect almost 1 million American jobs.

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